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To see Oracle's hosted Linux projects and FOSS from Oracle, visit oss.oracle.com.

Oracle Linux 7 is now available!

In this podcast, listen to Wim Coekaerts, Senior Vice President of Linux and Virtualization Engineering at Oracle discuss Oracle Linux 7. With features such as Linux Containers, Ksplice, DTrace and emerging technologies like OpenStack, learn how Oracle Linux is helping customers and partners innovate, collaborate and create the next generation of data centers and solutions.

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How to Test the Failover Capabilities of OCFS2Setting up an OCFS2 file system in Oracle VM VirtualBox enables you to test failover capabilities and whether an application
is suitable for running in a virtualized environment. This article describes how to set up such an environment.posted Wed, 14 May 2014 17:26:46 +0000

A Simple Way to Become Familiar with Oracle VM VirtualBox (OTN Garage)Pradyumma Dash provides just the information you need to start using VirtualBox, and keeps out the information you don't.
Understanding its architecture, how to install it on Linux, how to play with VM's, how to use virtual networking and virtual
storage, and more.posted Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:56:46 +0000

Tech Article: How to Use PHP DTrace on Oracle LinuxHow to set up DTrace to detect PHP scripting problems on Oracle Linux, including how to download and install the right version
of Oracle Linux, how to install PHP and the OIC18 extensions for Oracle Database, how to verify which PHP probes you have,
and how to begin using them.posted Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:39:26 +0000

Blog - Extending Your Use of DTrace on Oracle LinuxChristopher Jones has just published an OTN tech article that explains how to set up DTrace to detect PHP scripting problems
on Oracle Linux. In case you're not familiar with using DTrace on Oracle Linux, I've included links to two blogs that give
you enough background to appreciate Christopher's article.posted Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:37:55 +0000

Blog: Overview of Linux Containers - Part ILinux Containers isolate individual services, applications, or even a complete Linux operating system from other services
running on the same host. They use a completely different approach than "classicial" virtualization technologies
like KVM or Xen. Lenz Grimmer explainsposted Mon, 09 Sep 2013 18:05:56 +0000

Tech Article: How to Launch Linux Utilities from Inside Oracle DatabaseBy wrapping a Linux utility in a script and using an external database table's preprocessor directive, you can launch the
utility from within Oracle Database and have the utility's output be inserted into the external table. This allows you to
do things such as query operating system data and then join it with data in Oracle Database.posted Mon, 09 Sep 2013 18:01:16 +0000

Video Interview: On Wim's Mind in August 2013We ran a little long, but once Wim started talking about the history of SNMP and how he's been using it of late to do cool
things with KSplice and Oracle VM, we geeked out. Couldn't stop. Wim is not your average Senior VP of Engineering. Definitely
a hands-on guy who enjoys figuring out new ways to use technology.posted Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:58:07 +0000

Tech Article: How to Use Hardware Fault Management in Oracle LinuxAn overview of the hardware fault management technology, common use cases, and instructions for installing and configuring
the tools in Oracle Linux. Examples that show the tools can capture and report important hardware information you can use
in your daily operations.posted Wed, 04 Sep 2013 16:21:55 +0000